Scoff - English meaning

verb

Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Usage examples:

She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb

To make an action or a person seem unimportant

Usage examples:

You gain nothing by belittling him and creating bad feelings.

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

noun

Food.

Usage examples:

Tex-mex chow is more than melted cheese and beans

verb

Eat.

Usage examples:

He chowed down on lobster

verb

Throw (something) carelessly or casually.

Usage examples:

Someone chucked a brick through the window

noun

A throw.

Usage examples:

Needless to say, the effort of the big chuck caused me to throw coils of line all over the place, s…

noun

A playful touch under the chin.

Usage examples:

She gave him a good-natured chuck under the chin

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Usage examples:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks

verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Usage examples:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…

verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Usage examples:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …

verb

Pull or knock down (a building).

Usage examples:

The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb

To completely destroy buildings or other structures

Usage examples:

Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

verb

Express contempt for; ridicule.

Usage examples:

The decision was derided by environmentalists

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Usage examples:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage examples:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

noun

Items of food.

Usage examples:

Parcels of eatables and gifts

adjective

Fit to be consumed as food.

Usage examples:

Eatable fruits

adjective

Fit to be consumed as food.

Usage examples:

Eatable fruits

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

noun

The money paid for a journey on public transport.

Usage examples:

We should go to seville, but we cannot afford the air fare

verb

Perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period.

Usage examples:

The party fared badly in the elections

noun

The money that you pay for traveling on a vehicle such as a bus or train

Usage examples:

We shared a taxi and split the fare., middle eastern fare, middle-income families will fare better/…

verb

Give food to.

Usage examples:

Did you remember to feed the cat?

noun

An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one.

Usage examples:

The baby's morning feed

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

noun

Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.

Usage examples:

We need food and water

noun

Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal

noun

Something that can be taken in by an animal and used to keep it alive and allow it to grow or develop, or such things considered as a whole

Usage examples:

[ u ] baby/cat food, [ c ] there were a lot of frozen foods in the refrigerator., [ u ] he has had …

verb

Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.

Usage examples:

He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich

verb

(of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

Back in 1505, turkeys were still gobbling innocently around america.

verb

To eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise

Usage examples:

[ m ] she gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back.

noun

The larva of an insect, especially a beetle.

Usage examples:

My onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots

verb

Dig or poke about in soil.

Usage examples:

The damage done to pastures by badgers grubbing for worms

noun

Food

Usage examples:

The food was just good, greasy grub., can i grub a sandwich from you?

verb

Eat or drink (something) greedily.

Usage examples:

He would guzzle his ale

verb

To drink or eat something eagerly or in large amounts

Usage examples:

He sat in the shade, guzzling cold soda.

noun

The flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, as food (the flesh of domestic fowls is sometimes distinguished as poultry ).

Usage examples:

Pieces of meat

noun

The flesh of an animal when it is used for food

Usage examples:

Get a pound of chopped meat from the supermarket on your way home.

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Usage examples:

Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.

Usage examples:

A mock-georgian red brick house

noun

Make a replica or imitation of something.

noun

Food.

Usage examples:

Filling the freezer with all kinds of nosh

verb

Eat food enthusiastically or greedily.

Usage examples:

You can nosh to your heart's content

phrasal verb

To put something into a bag or container, or to put something in the place where it is usually kept

Usage examples:

Come on, children, it's time to pack away your toys., she's tiny but she can really pack away the b…

phrasal verb

Quickly finish or consume something.

Usage examples:

They polished off most of the sausages

phrasal verb

To finish something quickly and easily

Usage examples:

He polished off two burgers and a mountain of french fries.

verb

To express an opinion that an idea or suggestion is silly or not worth considering

Usage examples:

Some seemingly reasonable people go on holiday and pooh-pooh the idea of wearing sunblock.

noun

A light snack or drink.

Usage examples:

Light refreshments are available

noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He is held up as an object of ridicule

verb

Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Usage examples:

His theory was ridiculed and dismissed

noun

Words or actions that make someone or something seem foolish or stupid

Usage examples:

He was an unhappy figure of ridicule, not a figure of fun, among his colleagues., she was ridiculed…

noun

A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.

Usage examples:

I do not wish to become the object of scorn

verb

Feel or express contempt or disdain for.

Usage examples:

He tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself

noun

A strong feeling that someone or something is of little or no worth and deserves no respect

Usage examples:

These countries deserve our respect, not the scorn of a politician., a scornful laugh/look, he was …

noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.

Usage examples:

Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Usage examples:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Usage examples:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

noun

A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

Usage examples:

Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

verb

Mock or make fun of playfully

verb

Push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them.

Usage examples:

He tucked his shirt into his trousers

noun

A flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration.

Usage examples:

A dress with tucks along the bodice

verb

Make a tuck or several folds in

noun

Food or provisions.

Usage examples:

Turkey and other savoury victuals were served

verb

Provide with food or other stores.

Usage examples:

The ship wasn't even properly victualled

noun

Food and drink

Usage examples:

"i can't bear to see good victuals wasted," said martha., thank you for these fine victuals, my goo…

noun

Variant spelling of victual.

noun

Food and drink

Usage examples:

"i can't bear to see good victuals wasted," said martha., thank you for these fine victuals, my goo…

idiom

Eat quickly